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   jwz (jwz@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 26-Dec-2024 03:19:19 JST jwz

   The King In Red.

   Finally looked up the original video of the Traditional Seasonal GIF. Camilla: You, sir, should unmask. Stranger: Indeed? Cassilda: Indeed it's time. We all have laid aside disguise but you. Stranger: I wear no mask. Camilla:...
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     jwz (jwz@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 26-Dec-2024 03:41:05 JST jwz

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     @rk And the suicide booths, don't forget the suicide booths!

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     rk: could be an enum (rk@mastodon.well.com)'s status on Thursday, 26-Dec-2024 03:41:06 JST rk: could be an enum

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     Apropos of nothing, I’m always struck by the opening to the first story in The King in Yellow, The Repairer of Reputations.

     It speaks (positively) of American racism, a conquering and expansionist Russia, a strong (almost dictatorial) American president, casual and rising antisemitism, and strong xenophobia and anti-immigrant feelings. It was written in 1899, and seemed so quaint when I first read it, long before 2016…